| Social Anxiety Self-Rating Scale Liebowitz MR. Social Phobia. Mod Probl Pharmacopsychiatry 1987;22:141-173 The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale is a 24-item self-rating scale for measuring social anxiety (social phobia). The patient should fill out the following questionaire with the score of most suitable answer listed below. Answers should be based on experience in the past week. All questions should be answered. FEAR 0 = Not at all; 1 = Mild; 2 = Moderate; 3=Severe AVOIDANCE 0 = Not at all; 1 = Mild; 2 = Moderate; 3=Severe FEAR AVOIDANCE 1. Telephoning in public - speaking on the telephone in a public place 2. Participating in small groups - having a discussion with a few others 3. Eating in public places - do you tremble or feel awkward handling food 4. Drinking with others in public places - refers to any beverage including alcohol 5. Talking to people in authority - for example, a boss or teacher 6. Acting, performing, or giving a talk in front of an audience - refers to a large audience 7. Going to a party - an average party to which you may be invited: assume you know some but not all of the people at the party 8. Working while being observed - any type of work you might do, including school work or housework 9. Writing while being observed - for example, signing a check in a bank 10. Telephoning someone you don't know very well 11. Talking with people you don't know very well 12. Meeting strangers - assume others are of average importance to you 13. Urinating in a public bathroom - assume that others are sometimes present, as might normally be expected 14. Entering a room when others are already seated - refers to a small group, and nobody has to move seats for you 15. Being the center of attention - telling a story to a group of people 16. Speaking up at a meeting - speaking from your seat in a small meeting, or standing up in place in a large meeting 17. Taking a written test 18. Expressing appropriate disagreement or disapproval to people you don't know very well 19. Looking at people you don't know very well in the eyes - refers to appropriate eye contact 20. Giving a report to a group - refers to an oral report to a small group 21. Trying to pick up someone - refers to a single person attempting to initiate a relationship with a stranger 22. Returning goods to a store where returns are normally accepted 22. Giving a party - an average party to which you invite people you know 24. Resisting a high pressure sales person - avoidance refers to listening to the salesperson for too long Scoring: 55-65 - Moderate social phobia 65-80 - Marked social phobia 80-95 - Severe social phobia > 95 - Very severe social phobia Are you struggling with anxiety? Call 312-343-0038 www.StayOnTrack.Info Disclaimer |